Factors Influencing the High Drop-out Rate Among Hispanics
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Examines the high school drop-out rate found among Hispanics. Provides statistics comparing Hispanics with other minorities and mainstream White America and outlines the historical and sociocultural reasons behind those rates. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Five Models of Staff Development and the Culture of Teachers
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This 8 page report discusses issues related to staff development and the fact that whether it is in terms of motivation, skills training, or career enhancement is a formidable task for any supervisor or management team that takes it on. When tit is applied in the realm of education, it is particularly challenging. Based on Sparks and Louks-Horsley’s 1989 work “Five Models of Staff Development,” the report considers the ways in which teachers approach and react to training and development changes in their unique realm of classroom and school. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Frames of Mind
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An 8 page paper which presents an overview of Howard Gardner's book, "Frames of Mind" and then illustrates five strengths and five weaknesses within the book. No additional sources cited.
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Gender Bias in Education
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A 12 page research paper outlining gender bias in schools. The writer describes how factors such as teacher and classroom interaction, gender biased textbooks, and sex segregation result in maintaining gender bias in the education system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Gender Issues in Multicultural Literature Education
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A 12 page paper examining the issue of whether issues of gender should be a part of a multicultural literature course. Looking at three twentieth-century novels -- Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya; My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok; and Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith -- the paper argues that the challenges facing the female characters are fundamentally different than those of the men in the same novel, and thus gender is a valid multicultural issue. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Grades, Improvement, & The Inner-City Student
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16 pages in length. An examination of in-school counseling options for at-risk students in inner-city schools. Focusing upon a specific urban area, the writer proposes various ideas for academic improvement. Approximately 12 sources are listed in bibliography.
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Health Education for Adolescents
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This 6 page paper looks at the way in which the curriculum should be modelled to give adolescents an all round education both physical and metal health issues as well as arming them with the tools they need in order to exercise their own discretion when taking health decision. The paper consider what may be seen as suitable for inclusion in an holistic health approach. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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Helping First Year Teachers Succeed: Research Proposal
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A 5 page paper that presents a research study proposal. As many as 40 percent of first year teachers leave the profession in their first two years, primarily due to a lack of support. The sections in this essay include: statement of the problem; hypotheses; literature review; methodology and research goals. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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